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Menallen Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania

Menallen Township, Adams County, township, in Adams County, Pennsylvania. Menallen Township, Adams County had 3,802 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 2.7% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 3,701 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 3,751 (±22). GEOID 4200148608.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

3,802

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 3,701 · ACS 2020-2024: 3,751 ±22

Median household income

$86,083

±$6,872 (90% margin)
Pennsylvania: $77,971

Median home value

$262,100

±$14,551 (90% margin)
Pennsylvania: $254,500

Median gross rent

$1,130

±$369 (90% margin)
Pennsylvania: $1,209

Where is Menallen Township, Adams County and what county is it in?

Menallen Township, Adams County is a township in Adams County, Pennsylvania. It covers 42.7 square miles of land, 87 residents per square mile in 2020.

One place lies inside Menallen Township (Adams County): Aspers (CDP, 486 in 2020).

Menallen Township, Adams County is in the Gettysburg, PA metropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Menallen Township, Adams County (marked with a dot) in Adams County, Pennsylvania. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Menallen Township, Adams County, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 3,802 people lived in Menallen Township, Adams County on July 1, 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, faster than Pennsylvania (+0.4%). The 2020 Census counted 3,701 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 3,751 (±22).

  • July 2020→2021 +21 (3,723)
  • 2021→2022 +14 (3,737)
  • 2022→2023 +30 (3,767)
  • 2023→2024 +19 (3,786)
  • 2024→2025 +16 (3,802)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureMenallen Township, Adams CountyAdams CountyPennsylvaniaChange since 2015-2019
Total population3,751±22106,11513,018,639+198
Households1,373±9340,8415,274,853no clear change
Average household size2.65±0.182.492.39no clear change
Housing units1,549±10843,6725,806,452no clear change

Menallen Township, Adams County's population since 2000

From 2,974 in 2000 to 3,802 in 2025: up 27.8%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Menallen Township, Adams County as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 2,974
  • 2005 (estimate) 3,317
  • 2010 Census 3,515
  • 2015 (estimate) 3,537
  • 2020 Census 3,701
  • 2025 (estimate) 3,802

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Menallen Township, Adams County?

The median resident of Menallen Township, Adams County is 42.5 years old; 20.3% are under 18 and 19.3% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 84.6%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 14.4%. 7.0% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureMenallen Township, Adams CountyAdams CountyPennsylvaniaChange since 2015-2019
Median age42.5±5.343.740.9no clear change
Under 18 years20.3%±3.7 pts19.4%20.4%–
65 years and over19.3%±3.9 pts21.8%19.5%–
Male50.9%±5.7 pts49.8%49.3%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)14.4%±4.8 pts7.7%8.7%no clear change
White alone, not Hispanic84.6%±4.8 pts86.8%73.0%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.5%±0.7 pts1.6%10.3%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.9 pts0.9%3.8%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.9 pts0.0%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.9 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic0.6%±0.7 pts2.5%3.6%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.9 pts0.4%0.5%–
Born outside the United States7.0%±2.7 pts3.7%7.7%no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)10.7%±4.5 pts6.7%12.4%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)9.1%±3.4 pts7.9%6.1%–
With a disability19.2%±6.0 pts13.8%14.4%–
No health insurance coverage7.3%±6.5 pts6.0%5.6%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)87.8%±4.3 pts91.4%92.1%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)18.5%±5.4 pts25.8%35.2%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)11.2%±3.8 pts10.9%14.3%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier91.8%±4.8 pts90.2%89.3%–
Moved from another state in the past year2.5%±1.9 pts2.5%1.9%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Menallen Township, Adams County earn?

Half of Menallen Township, Adams County's 1,373 households earn less than $86,083 a year (±$6,872), against $84,092 in Adams County and $77,971 in Pennsylvania. In 2015-2019 it was $94,610 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureMenallen Township, Adams CountyAdams CountyPennsylvaniaChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$86,083±$6,872$84,092$77,971no clear change
Mean household income$99,921±$10,407$102,363$107,538–
Per capita income$38,789±$4,591$40,973$44,355no clear change
People below the poverty line6.9%±4.6 pts8.2%11.7%–
Children under 18 below the poverty line13.1%±15.8 pts12.6%15.6%–
Households receiving SNAP6.7%±4.6 pts8.2%14.4%–
Households with a computer93.4%±3.4 pts94.3%93.8%–
Households with a broadband subscription89.7%±4.9 pts90.0%89.7%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Menallen Township, Adams County?

Owners occupy 89.8% of Menallen Township, Adams County's occupied homes and renters 10.2%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $262,100 by its owner (±$14,551). The median renter pays $1,130 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureMenallen Township, Adams CountyAdams CountyPennsylvaniaChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$262,100±$14,551$268,500$254,500no clear change
Median gross rent$1,130±$369$1,115$1,209no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent0.0%±20.8 pts32.5%39.5%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,802±$119$1,780$1,762–
Owner-occupied homes89.8%±6.3 pts78.9%69.3%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes10.2%±6.3 pts21.1%30.7%–
Housing units1,549±10843,6725,806,452no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±2.6 pts0.7%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±20.5 pts4.1%4.9%–
Single-family detached homes84.6%±6.3 pts74.7%56.6%–
Mobile homes13.6%±6.1 pts5.5%3.5%–
Built 2020 or later1.5%±1.7 pts1.3%1.0%–
Built 2010 to 201913.6%±5.9 pts7.2%5.1%–
Built 1939 or earlier13.9%±5.5 pts17.5%25.0%–
Households with no vehicle3.2%±2.5 pts4.5%10.4%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Menallen Township, Adams County work and get to work?

80.5% of Menallen Township, Adams County's workers drive alone and 6.6% work from home. The average trip to work takes 27.6 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureMenallen Township, Adams CountyAdams CountyPennsylvaniaChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)62.7%±6.2 pts63.7%62.7%–
Unemployment rate4.0%±2.9 pts3.4%5.3%–
Drove alone to work80.5%±8.8 pts76.3%68.2%–
Carpooled12.2%±7.6 pts7.2%7.5%–
Public transportation0.0%±1.8 pts0.2%3.6%–
Walked0.8%±1.2 pts3.4%3.3%–
Worked from home6.6%±3.6 pts11.7%15.6%no clear change
Mean travel time to work27.6 min±3.028.2 min26.3 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Menallen Township, Adams County?

1 census tract lies mostly in Menallen Township, Adams County (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Menallen Township, Adams County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Menallen Township, Adams County
Tract 303Adams County4,382 $84,487 $258,20087%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Menallen Township, Adams County) · Census block assignment files

How does Menallen Township, Adams County compare with other places in Pennsylvania?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Menallen Township, Adams County is the 2,937th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 483rd-most populous of 1,542 in Pennsylvania.

Menallen Township, Adams County ranks 776th of 2,136 places in Pennsylvania with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Menallen Township, Adams County's rank in Pennsylvania (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate483rd1,542
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)295th1,764
Residents per square mile1,745th2,159
Median household income776th2,136
Per capita income1,133rd2,157
Median home value752nd2,146
Median gross rent789th1,963
Bachelor's degree or higher1,615th2,129
Median age1,281st2,157
Owner-occupied share426th2,149
Work from home1,543rd1,710
Travel time to work763rd2,156

Menallen Township, Adams County's figures with every place in Pennsylvania (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Menallen Township, Adams County?

19 of the 57 figures for Menallen Township, Adams County on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

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